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    Yeah they have 100 steps.

    The Backlight was only a minor issue with the Samsung sets, it was moreso the bastardisation of the image that the DNIE processing would perform. It can't be switched off on alot of models either

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      Originally posted by EvilBoris View Post
      The WLT68 has an improved viewing angle over the 66, it has a funky 100hz processing system that works really well. The WLT66 doesn't do the 1080p either.

      The supported VGA resolutions are...
      VGA: 640 x 480/60 Hz (VESA)
      VGA: 640 x 480/75 Hz (VESA)
      SVGA: 800 x 600/60 Hz (VESA)
      SVGA: 800 x 600/75 Hz (VESA)
      XGA: 1024 x 768/60 Hz (VESA)
      XGA: 1024 x 768/70 Hz (VESA)
      XGA: 1024 x 768/75 Hz (VESA)
      WXGA: 1280 x 768/60 Hz (VESA)
      WXGA: 1280 x 768/60 Hz (VESA) ? Reduced Blanking
      WXGA: 1280 x 768/75 Hz (VESA)
      SXGA: 1280 x 1024/60 Hz (VESA)
      SXGA: 1280 x 1024/75 Hz (VESA)
      Thanks a lot for that matey. Looks like it'll be a 32" screen for me now

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        Since the forums were down, I've done the deed and purchased a new AV setup which includes:

        Panasonic TH-42PHD9S Plasma
        Toshiba HD-E1 HD-DVD
        Denon AV-2307 Receiver
        Monitor Audio Radius speakkers (4 x R90s, 1 x R225 for the centre and the monstrous RSW12 sub)

        I spent ages demoing stuff at various proper Hi-Fi shops and came to the decision that no LCD could match the picture quality I was after on film and video sources, so a plasma it had to be. This was testing using DVDE on a Panny PX600, Pio 42", the Fuji 58 series, Tosh WLT68 37" and Bravia W series.

        The Fuji and the Panasonic easily came out best with both HD and SD material, although very slightly worse than the LCDs with the Wii (although not by much). The Fuji was the best, but not more than twice the price of the Panny. I know the new Panny TVs were coming out, but early reports are that the picture quality is about the same plus I wanted a panel and the wife wanted a silver screen, so the PHD9 it was.

        Just some observations;

        1. The Monitor Audio Radius are amazing - the best small speakers I have heard. I had a set of the Kef KHT 2005 eggs before which were okay for cinema but crap for music. I demoed the new 3005 eggs, the B&W MT20s, the Anthony Gallo set, but the MAs were in another league. One main reason is the awesome sub which would sit at home in much more expensive setup.

        2. The syncing on HDMI is shockingly bad. I was aware that this could be an issue and therefore made sure I got a receiver with audio delay for each HDMI input. Thank god I did, because in some case the sound is up 120 ms out of sync, which is just crap. I'm aware that HDMI 1.3 is supposed to sort these issues out, but shouldn't it have been sorted at 1.0?

        Not an issue as I has it covered, but I wonder how many other people have issues with syncing and can't fix it?

        3. The HD-E1 is a fine DVD player. I read differing reviews on the SD upscaling ability, but my own experience is that it is one of the best. I was made up to buy an Oppo and demoed the HD-E1 against the Denon 2930 (which uses the same chip as the Oppo but is a ?550 player) and the difference was negliable, with the HD-E! outshining it on scenes with high degrees of contrast. The sound was much better coming out of the HD-E1 (and this was through a Denon receiver too).

        I got the HD-E1 for just over ?300. Although I wasn't planning on buying into a new format yet, the price and performance made it a no-brainer. I've since bought Serenity and others on HD-DVD and the performance is stunning. The receiver can also accept LPCM over HDMI for all 7.1 channels, so I get Dolby Digital Plus and True HD sound converted from the HD-E1 into the amp .

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          If anyone has a Toshiba WL66/68 make sure you turn down sharpness to -50 (ie off). Andrew mentioned it a while ago and you have no idea how much of an improvement it'll make

          I've taken a few images to show it but trust me when I say this is very notice on my TV, from at least 8' away

          This is with sharpness set to +50. Look at the white halo...



          ...and from a distance of 6'. Still visible!



          This is with sharpness at 0...which would imply that there is no image sharpening/softening. Still very obvious up-close but barely visible from my chair





          And now with sharpness at -50 - absolutely no halo at all Just a very clear and noticeable blue text on blue background



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            Yeah, it's always damn important to check that none of this detail-removing tinkering is going on.

            The TVs at John Lewis Glasgow are all set up with artificial Sharpening and Noise Reduction, so the HD stuff they're sending them looks utter ****. A remember being there and a couple were looking at the screen, the girl said it looked bad and the guy explained that you had to sit further back

            Manufacturers think the average end user doesn't notice this sort of thing but they do, even if they can't quite put their fingers on the details.

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              Panasonic's new TH42PZ700 will be released in June and has a resolution of 1920x1080. Horay. Except it will be £2200rrp....

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                Originally posted by Lyris View Post
                Yeah, it's always damn important to check that none of this detail-removing tinkering is going on.
                It's the first thing I do but sharpness is something where there is no right way to calibrate. You can't measure it, and it's very hard to even notice the differences some of the time. For a while I just left it at 0 as, I guessed, any positive figure would sharpen the image and any negative figure would soften it. I had it at 0 and tbh I did notice these halos quite a lot but I had no way to pinpoint it. Once I knocked sharpness down to -50 (ie completely off) then that problem just completely went away. You'd expect this to leave a very soft image but it doesn't. HD-DVD and my 360 still look pin sharp and any 480i material just looks as good as before - better, in most cases, as it removes a lot of aliasing

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                  I can usually tell, but if I'm having trouble, I just use a test pattern from a DVD player (not upscaling) that I know isn't adding any of its own buggery.

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                    Does anyone know if there's a review yet of the Sharp LC-32D62U?

                    It's supposed to be the first 32" 1080P LCD, with 2 HDMI and 2 Component inputs which would be ideal for my setup.

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                      I can't see any point in a 32" LCD unless you sit with your face pressed up against the screen.

                      As a point, John lewis in London have the massive 103" Panasonic plasma runnin 1080p and on that screen it looks great. I just can't imagine that for a 32" screen the extra resolution would be noticed.

                      Originally posted by charlesr
                      Panasonic's new TH42PZ700 will be released in June and has a resolution of 1920x1080. Horay. Except it will be ?2200rrp....
                      It also has a much lower contrast ratio than the 720p plasmas. Reports from the trade show on Sunday say tht it's difficult to notice the difference between the 1080p sets and the 720p sets even on the 50" screens.

                      Personally I think 1080p is a bit of a red herring, unless you are using it for lots of PC use or really must have the few native 1080p 360 and PS3 games running in their full resolution. I can run my 360 in 1080p on my 24" monitor that I sit about two feet away from and I can't tell the difference on upscaled games.

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                        I'm not exactly ravenous to pick up a new television again as I'm happy with my Bravia right now, but I know the 1080p upgrade will have to happen sometime when games are being properly fitted to the resolution. That's why I'm waiting for a selection of smaller screen sizes. 40"+ sets are simply too big.

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                          Originally posted by Concept View Post
                          Does anyone know if there's a review yet of the Sharp LC-32D62U?

                          It's supposed to be the first 32" 1080P LCD, with 2 HDMI and 2 Component inputs which would be ideal for my setup.
                          Going on their recent performance, don't expect much. These guys were the 'kings of LCD', but cost cutting, poor decision making and better competition has had them relinquesh their throne.

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                            Andrewfee reviewed another 1080p sharp LCD and it was shockingly bad by all accounts.

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                              Originally posted by EvilBoris View Post
                              Andrewfee reviewed another 1080p sharp LCD and it was shockingly bad by all accounts.
                              Black levels were amazingly good though, as was the build quality - I have to give them credit for that. If only the rest of its performance measured up.

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                                Was that because you had it turned off though?

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